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Etat de la Louisiane-JProisse d'Iberville.
Vente de Secession.
EN vertu d 'un décret ou ordre de
l'Hon. cour du öeme District de
l 'Etat de la Louisiane!^* et pour la Pa
roisse d 'Iberville, daté aTMai 1849, à moi
adressé l 'exposerai en vente publique en
plus offrant et dernier enchérisseur, SA
MEDI le 30 Juin 1849, à 10 heures A.
M- les propriétés ci-après décrites appar
tenant à la succession de feu Rosémon
Lambremont, savoir—
1 « UNE HABITATION OU MOR
CEAU DE TERRE, situé dans la dite
Paroisse sur le côté sud du Bayou Goula,
connu sons le nom Live Oak Point, mé
suraut cinq arpents de face an dit bayou
wir 40 arpents de profondeur, ou 200
arpents de superficie plus on moins, borné
en haut par terre de D. M. Wilson et eu
biis par terre de Wm. C. S. Ventress, en
semble toutes les bâtisses et améliorations
sucrerie, moulin, &c., ainsi que la récolté
de Maïs et cannes à sucre.
2 e UN AUTRE MORCEAU DE
TERRE, aussi situé dans la dite Paroisse
sur le même côté du dit Bayou, formant
un triangle irréguliér, et mesurant 52 ar
pents de superficie, le dit morceau de ter
re, est borné d'un côté par terre de Paul
Hébert et de l'autre par terre de John II.
Randolph, ainsi que la récolté.
3 c LES ESCLAVES, ci-apres nom
més:
1. Filetté, negresse, âgée de 34 ans.
2. Narcisse, negre, âgé de 35 ans.
3. Artwell, negre, âgé de 33 ans.
4. Louisa, sa femme, âgée de 28 ans, et
ses deux enfans; 5. Horace, âgé de 6 ans;
et 6. Sam, âgé de 3 ans.
7. Lucy, negresse, àgàe de 46 ans.
8. Juleé, mulâtresse, âgée de 17 ans;
son enfant Flora, âgé de 16 mois.
10. Arthémise, negrtte, âgéede 10 ans.
11. Drauzin, negre, âgé de 7 ans.
12. Françoise, negresse, âgée de 14
ans.
13. Marguerite, negresse, âgée de 17
ans^
14: Marie, negresse, âgée de 16 ans.
15. Henry, negre, âgé de 17 ans.
16. David, negre; âgé de 15 uns.
17. Milly, negresse, âgée de 32 aus.
18. Mathilde, âgéede 11 ans.
19. Coleman, negre, âgé de 33 ans.
20. Henry, negre, âgé de 22 ans.
21. George, negre, âgé de 22 ans.
22. Washington, negre, âgé de 53 ans.
TERMES ET CONDITIONS.
Le mobilier toutes sommes n'éxeedant
pas $20 payable comptant et, toutes som
mes éxeedant $20 payables en tout
Mars 1850.
Les terres payables un tiers en Mars
1850, un tiers en Mars 1851, et un tiers
en Mars 1852.
Les esclaves payables la moitié en Mars
1850, et l'autre moitié en Mars 1851. Les
acquéreurs fourniront leurs billets endos
sés à la satisfaction du syndic, payables
au bureau du Recorder et en cas de nor
payement â échéance les dits billets porte
ront intérêts à raison de huit pour cent par
an à dattr de leur échéance jusqu'à par
fait paiment. Hypothèque speciale sera
retenue sur la terre et les esclaves pour
assurer le paiment des dits esclaves et de
tous intérêts éventuels. Actes de vente
au frais des acquéreurs.
J. L. PETIT, Sherif.
Paroisse d'Iberville, ce 30 Mai. \n\n SOUTHERN
SENTINEL
VOL. 1.
PLAQÜEIINE, PARISH OF IBERVILLE, JUNE 27,1849.
NO. 62.
State of Louisiana—Parish of Iberville.
Succession Sale.
BY virtue of a decree or order of the
honorable 6th District Court of the
Parish of Iberville, tome directed, bear
ing date iday 24th, 1849, I will offer as
public sale to the highest and last bidder,
on SATURDAY t he 3U<A day of June,
1849, at 10 o'clock A. M., the following
described property, belonging to the suc
cession of Rosémon Lambremont, de
ceased, consisting in—
1st. A PLANTATION OR TRACT
OF LAND, situated in said Parish, ou
the south side of the Btiyou Goula, known
is the Live Oak Point, measuring five ar
pents front on said Bayou by forty ar«
pent? in depth, or about 200 superficial
srpents, bounded above by lands of D.
M. Wilson, and below by lands of Wil
liam C. S. Ventress, said land being esta
blished and cultivated as a sugar planta
tion, together with all the buildings and
improvements, houses, sugar house, sugar
mill, kettles and utensils for making su
gar, together with the crop of corn and
sugar cane now growing on the land.
2d. ANOTHER TRACT OR PAR
CEL OF LAND, situated in the said
Parish, on the same side, and fronting on
the said Bayou Goula, forming an irregu
lar triangle, and measuring about 52 su
perficial arpents; said tract is bounded in
front by said Bayou Goula, on one side
by land of Paul Hébert, and on the other
side by land of John H. Randolph, toge»
gether with the crop growiug thereon.
3d. SLAVES.
1. Filette, negro woman, aged 31 years.
2. Narcisse, negro man, aged 35 years.
3. Artwell, negro man, aged 33 years;
4. Louisa, his wife, aged 28 years, and
their two children; 5. Horace, aged 6
years; and 6. Sam, aged 3 years.
7. Lucy, negro woman, aged 46 years.
8; Julie, mulatto girl, aged 17 years,
and 9. her infant Flora, aged 16 months.
10. Arthémise, negro girl, aged ten
years.
11. Drauzin, negro boy, aged 7 years.
12. Françoise, negro girl, aged 14years.
13. Marguerite, negro girl, aged 17
years.
14. Mary, negro girl, aged 16 years.
15. Henry, negro boy, aged 17 years.
16. David, negro boy, aged 15 years.
17. Milly, negro woman, aged 32 years.
18. Matilda, aged II years.
19. Coleman, negro man, aged 33 years,
20. Henry, negro man, ased 22 years.
21. George, negro man, aged 25 years.
22. Washington, negro man, aged 53
yC 4th. A LOT OF MOVEABLE PRO
PERTY, consisting in furniture, horses,
mules, cattle, &c. &c.
TERMS OF SALE.
The moveable property, all sums not
exceeding twenty dollars payable in cash
on the day of sale, and all sums exceed
ing twenty dollars payable in March,
1850. The lands, payable one-third in
March; 1850, one-third in March, 1851,
and one-third in March, 1852. The
slaves, payable one-half in March 1850,
and the other half in March, 1851.
Purchasers to furnish notes endorsed to
the satisfaction of the syndic, payable ^ at
the office of the Recorder of the Parish
of Iberville, and in tease of non-payment
at maturity to bear interest at the rate of
eight per cent per annum from time due
till paid; special mortgage to be retained
on the land and slaves to secure the pay
ment of said notes and interests.
Acts of sale at the expense of the pur
chasers.
J. L. PETIT, Sheriff.
Parish of Iberville, May 30, 1849.
IMPORTANT TO PURCHASERS.
CLOTHING NOTICE-READ THIS!
ETOn the 2d of April we commenced selling off
at prime New York cost, our entire stock of
WOOLLEN CLOTHING, and all such articles
as are comprised under the head of Winter Cloth'
ing, a partial list of which may be found below.—
Our goods the past seasoi; have cost us unusually
low, and we have no hesitation in saying, that offers
ing them at Cost an opportunity is presented to
purchasers to supply themselves at much lower
prices than the same quality of goods were ever
before sold in New Orleans. We have an im
mense stock of Goods, and it must be reduced.
Examine the List of Prices:
Best quality black cloth Dress Coats $25, former
price $30 2d do $21, former price $28 3d
do $18, former price $28 4th do $17, former
price 22 5th do $15, former price $18 6th
do $14, former price $17 7th do $10 and $12,
tormer price $14.
Black cloth Frocks a t prices iu same propor
jion.
Best quality black doeskin pants $i), former prce
$11 2d do $7, former price $9—»3d do $6,
former price $7 50 4th and 5th $4 and $5, for
mer price $5 50 and $6 50.
A very large assortment of colored cassimere pan
taloons, prices from $4 to $7—remarkably cheap
goods.
Super black satin Vests, from $3 to $5.
Ditto colored do $3 to $5.
Rich figured velvet do $4 50 to $6,
Also, Vests of black velvet, cloth, cashmere, bom«
bazine, &c. &c , all exceedingly cheap.
Also, black and colored cloth Sac Coats and Pale
tots, cassimere and tweed Sacs and Paletots,
Blanket Coats, Satinet Pants, colored Cashmere
Vesta, wool and merino Under Shirts and Draw»
ers, &c.
Price! No Deviation!
ALFRED MUNROE & CO:,
aplllm 34 Magazinest.
TWICE A WEEK!
BATON ROUGE PACKET.
The steamer 0rU)S$, Capt. Jas.
H. Ure , master, leaves New
Orleans every Friday at 10 A. M.
Returning, leaves Baton Rouge every Saturday at
2 P. M.—Leaves New Orleans every Monday at
5 P. M. Returning, leaves Baton Rouge every
Wednesday at 8 A. M.
ËTThe GIPSY is entirely new, and will take
he place of the Majestic. Her accommodations
are unsurpassed by any boat in the trade. For
freight or passage, apply on board. mh21
Speculations in California. —There are
a good many excellent stories in circula
tion, brought over from California by the
passengers oil the Crescent City, illustra
tive of the very peculiar state of affairs
in California. One of the best we have
heard, is as follows:
A naval officer had just landed on the
wharf at San Francisco, and seeing a
ragged, dirty looking fellow lounging
around, hailed him, saying—
"Halloo, my good fellow, if you'll lay
a hand and take this trunk to the hotel,
I'll give you two dollars."
'fTwo h —Is," exclaimed the indignant
lounger,'.'why, stranger, I'll give you an
ounce of gold, to carry it up yourself."
"Agreed," replied the officer, who,
shouldering bis own heavy trunk took it to
the hotel, followed closely by his ragged
employer, who promtly handed over to
him the ounce of gold, thus enabling the
officer to pocket sixteen dollars very
easily.
The best speculation, however, of which
we have heard, was that of a loafer who
stole a hen, and invited four returned
miners to dine upon her, at the reasonable
rate of five dollars each. In preparing
the hen for cooking, our loafer found in
her craw two ounces of gold. After par
taking freely of the hen, the loafer found
the following to be the profits of the trans
actio
sts at $5 each, i
ices of gold found in the
32
Total profit s on hen,
$52
[Delta.
Cold Comfort for ihe Martyrs. —The
Cleveland Plain Dealer,- a Cass paper,
thus rebukes the Washington I'nion for
its perpetual, sickening howl, of proscrip.
tion, &c., over every removal made. It
will apply with equal force, to a great
many anti-administration papers:
"If Father Ritchie supposes the people
care one fig about all such troubles at
Washington, heisgreatly mistaken. They
do not spend their money, time and exer
tions at elections, simply that a few cor
morants can fatten on the spoils. The
great mass of the people care nothing about
office. All they want is a good govern
ment, and these accounts in the would
be government orgau, of the groans of
office -holders at our national capital, are
sickly and disgusting. Somebody must
hold the offices and discharge the duties,
and under a democratic admisistration,
we claim this should be done by demo
crats. But when the people have in a
constitutional way declared for a change,
die game—submit like men—and not go
out of office blubbering like louts."
A Newspaper Volume. —Mr. Vatte
mare has invited all the editors and pub»
lishers of the United States to send to the
Bostond Daily Bee, (the editor of which
has undertaken to form the collection,) a
copy of their papers, published on the 4th
of July, 1849, with a copy of each semi
weekly and weekly which they may issue
during the first week in July. Papers pub
lished in other American nations, and old
or rare newspapers, will also be thankfully
received. Acknowledgements will be
made through the Bee of all donations
received. The design is to have them ar*
ranged and placed in the "American Li
bray" at Paris.
(X/^A good joke is told of a young
couple riding home from church after their
marriage. The day had been cloudy, and
the young man seeing the clouds break
away said, "I hope we shall have a little
sun." The young wife replied very bon
est ] y "As for me, I should rather have a
"J 1 '
little daughter.
Execution of Sarah Thomas. —The
Montreal Courier, of the 5th inst., gives
the particulars of the execution of Sarah
Thomas, at Bristol, on the 1st inst,, for
the murder of Miss Jefi'eries, and her
confession of the deed. It says:
"The final scene was of a most revolting
character. The prisoner, instead of be
ing resigned to her fate, contested it with
the officers, and literally had to be car
ried to the gallows and executed amid
screams for life, which did not cense until
the fatal holt was drawn. The following
is her confession of the circumstances of
the murder, signed by her own hand. Two
days before the murder was committed,
Miss Jefi'eries called me up to her bed-room
and attempted to strike me. She also lock
ed me is the kitchen during the whole of
the night. At 5 o'clock in the morning she
unbolted the door, and told me to make a
fire in her room. I thought then to have
struck her; but did not do so. On the fol
lowing night I slept in her room, but did
not coutemf late murdering her till between
5 and 9 o'clock in the morning, when I
got up, went down stairs, and returned
with a stone, with which, while Miss
Jefferies was asleep, 1 struck her on the
head three times. Between the second
and third blows, she made some sort of a
noise, and the last words 1 heard her say
wese, "Christ God!" I then dressed my
self, robbed the house, flung the dog down
the privy, locked up the house and went
home. I committed the murder and rob
bed the house with my own hands, and no
one else had anything whatever to do with
it; neither did I mention having done so to
any person. 1 regret exceedingly having
committed so horrible a crime, and I
pray to the Almighty God for forgive
ness. I never should have committed so
dreadful a crime had Miss Jefferies' con*
duct been less provoking. After Miss
Jefferies had died, I remained in the room
for more than an hour. I then went home
and did not return until about nineo'clock,
in the evening, when I went for two box
es, but did not go into mistress's room.—
On leaving the house, I saw a strange man
standing opposite, who carried my boxes
as far as the infirmary, for which I gave
him 6d. I then took a fly and went home.
Tattlers and Slanderers.—We clip the
following good hints and truthful remarks
from the Boston Recorder; and, in our
opinion, we could not occupy the same
amount of space to a better purpose, than
by giving them a place in our columns,
as there are, unfortunately foi society,
many persons to whom they are peculiar
ly appropriate.
."There are those who spend much of
their time in talking about the faults and
failings of their fellow beings. Would it
not be well for such to pause and
ask themselves, Is it profitable? Will it
benefit me or my neighbor? Ab, no, it is
not their intention to benefit in this way
any human being. If those who thus
openly speak evil of their neighbors or
acquaintance deserve the censure and
indignation of a candid community, how
should we despise and detest those who
try to injure the innocent, virtuous, and
highminded—those who not only nvoid
the appearance, but shrink from the very
thought of evil as vile and contaminating,
and this done in such a way too, that the
iujured have no opportunity to defend
themselves. How wrong, how degrading
to humanity is such conduct! Again the
question is asked, Would it not be wise
for all such persons, slanderers, whoever
they may be, or whoever they are, to
pause and review their conduct, repent,
and "do works meet for repentance."
Hospitable.-*- ii Do make yourselves at
home, ladies," said a female to her visi
ters, one day, "I'am at home, myself, and
wish you all were?"
Society in Brazil. —The Journal of
Commerce give the following remarkable
picture of the state of society in Brazil:—
" Of the seven millions constituting the
entire population of Brazil, three millions
are estimated to be negro slaves; two and
a half millions, aboriginal Indians and
free negroes; and the residue, a million
and a half, whites. The social state of the
population is not marked by the distinc
tion of color, so operative elsewhere in
the production of classes, but only by that
of freedom and servitude. The blacks
have access to all, and are in possession
of many offices of honor and trust, and
engage in every department of business.
The white race and the black meet on
terms of perfect equality in social inter
course, and intermarry without scruple,
provided there exists no obstacle in the re
lative position in life of the respective par
ties. A writer in the North American Re
view knew 'the wife of an Admiral,
whose hue was of the darkest among
Africa's daughters,' and mentions 'the
dismay of an American diplomatic agent,
at the entrance of a venerable jet black col
onel into the court, where he had just un
dergone his presentation.' We have the
same authority for the fact, that, not Jong
since, the Brazilian ambassador to Eng
land was a mulatto, and that at the present
time a large majority of the army, as well
officers as privates, is of African descent."
Corn Story. —Now for a story of the
old South State, and a Utile of the tallest
corn story you have heard lately. Being
one day in the town of Y —, S. C., I listen
ed to several planters stating the amount
of corn gathered from an acre, the num
ber of ears produced from a single stalk,
&c. At length one who had remained
silent commenced: "Well, I'll now tell
my tale. Last spring, while walking up
my corn field, I observed a stalk growing
very luxuriantly, and being curious to
know if it would produce better than oth
ers, I stuck a stick which I had in my
hand beside it. I thought no more about
it, until being in the field one day about
gathering time, I observed a very extraor
dinary stalk of corn, and on counting the
ears I found thirteen full grown, besides
several nubins. It now occurred to me
that this must be the stalk I had marked
in the'spiing, and on looking for my stick,
I found an ear growing on that!"
A True Man. —Who is he? One who
will not swerve from the path of duty to
gain a mine of wealth or a world of ho
nors; He respects the feelings of ail, the
rich and the poor, the honorable and the
humble. He is careful not to speak an
unkind word to hurt the feelings of
his servant as to his lord. He is as atten
tive to the wants of a slave as to a prince.
Wherever you meet him he is the same
kind, accommodating, unobtrusive, hum»
ble individual. In him are embodied the
elements i»f pur« religion. No step is ta»
ken which the law of God condemns—
no word is spoken that pains the ear of
man.
Qlamping Down the Earthquakes. —An
ignorunt Dutchman passing a number of
railroad tracks in the coürse of a day's
journey, and never having seen any before
was nonplussed to account for their use.—
At length after examining one of them
for about twenty-five minutes, and
scratching his head quite bad, he ejacula
ted, "Tay mush be iron clamps to keep
der earth -quakes from breakiug up der
roat!"
Lime. —Slacked lime, as a disinfecting
agent, says the Alexandria Gazette, has no
more virtue than so much sand. Uuslack
ed lime according to the testimony of ail
who have tried it possesses great virtue.—
Where the former has been used it should
be immediately substituted by the latter.